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Thursday, March 27, 2008

The Indian News Channel Tamasha

Phew !! All those anchors and reporters and cameramen must be damn tired. They need a well deserved break for beaming the "Rescue of Vandana" to our TV sets for close to 27 hours at a stretch. Bravo well done. Another feather in their cap after the "Prince" saga some time ago.

And what reporting it was - simply brilliant !!

Asking the mom of the kid - How are you feeling now that your kid is in the borewell ?

What answer were they expecting ?

And all the news reporters have completely missed the point about reporting and bringing to light the major shortcomings !

Did any one report about the lack of Emergency Response teams ?
Why did the kid have to endure 27 hours in the pit ?
Why wasn't she rescued in 2 hours ?
Who was responsible for leaving the pit open ?
Why is the army always called in last ? Don't we know that the civic administration is incapable ? The Armay had to rescue Prince too.

Sadly now these things will be forgotten and the kid will be got to the studios in Mumbai and be paraded in front of thousands of people who will watch the tamasha again !!


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